Ling Qing saw that its might was no less than the force of the first blow that had opened heaven and earth.
Yet though the first blow of creation had been immensely powerful, its force had expanded and dispersed outward.
In truth, the farther it spread, the less power was apportioned to each point.
But this sacred light was condensed as though the full force of a nuclear bomb had been unleashed within a single room.
The power it had amassed was a thousand, ten thousand times greater than that first blow of creation.
Yet seeing it charge straight toward himself and the Spirit Realm, Ling Qing naturally could not retreat.
He gathered all the power within the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and turned it into an emerald longsword, which suddenly slashed out.
With a clang.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword struck it, only making the sacred light pause for an instant before being knocked away.
The rebounding force shook Ling Qing until his sinews and bones went limp, and he could no longer restrain the mana within his body.
Spiritual radiance burst from his entire body in all directions, as though his cultivation were leaking away.
Ling Qing did not even have time to recall the Immortal-Slaying Sword. He could only do his utmost to suppress the mana in his body, which was on the verge of collapse.
After all, his own realm was still insufficient.
Earlier, relying on all manner of sword artifacts and spiritual treasures, he had raised his strength to that of a Four-Tribulation Heavenly Immortal.
With the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation in hand, he could even rival a peak Five-Tribulation Heavenly Immortal.
Yet he himself had only just entered the Heavenly Immortal realm and had not yet undergone a single tribulation.
At the same time, he had misjudged the